Bad fuel, Van has been sitting

[Tim H]

Hey guys new here and have an 86' van wagon. The van has been sitting for 6 years and I need to drain the gas. Anyone know if there is a plug on the tank or if I will have to siphon or pump it out? Thanks!

[zack_008]

Have you tried getting under the van and looking? Typically if left mostly empty everything rusts inside which would include your pickup tube, fuel lever arm dealio, and the pump. You'd also want to replace the fuel filter. And if things really went south injectors. You're not going to get all the gas out of it, no matter how hard you try, unless you drop the tank.

[Tim H]

I don't have access to the van all the time as I am 2 hours away from it so I haven't gotten a lot of time to look at it and am fairly new to working on older vehicles. I just wanted to make sure if I needed any special equipment to drain the gas or if I could just release a plug and it would drain. Thanks for your help, I'll look into replacing the fuel filter as well.

[Metalghost]

I have an 86 and there is a square head plug to drain the gas tank. There is a gasket that is identified in the manual as one time use. But if you inspect and clean the surface it is prob ok to use again.

[Tim H]

Ok sweet thank you!

[89van]

someone else already provided a good answer for the drain plug, but if you're lazy, or strapped for tools like I was, you can also siphon out the gas with a hand pump I.E. one from AutoZone. I'll warn ya, those pumps are cheap and break-more like a one time use thing. Hope it helps